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		<title>January is National Radon Action Month</title>
		<link>http://www.usgbcidaho.org/2012/01/21/january-is-national-radon-action-month/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie Woodruff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers causing more than 20,000 deaths per year in the United States. Radon can be found in every county in Idaho, in old and new homes, and in homes with and without basements. What is Radon? Radon is a radioactive gas that comes from the natural [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USGBC Idaho 2012 Board Members Elected</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:53:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie Woodruff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[USGBC Idaho Chapter members have elected three new board members and four returning board members to be leaders of the organization and bring their skills to bear on the green building movement in Idaho. We appreciate these individuals for their dedication to green building in Idaho and for stepping up to provide their ideas and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Action on Idaho Youth Education Recycling Project</title>
		<link>http://www.usgbcidaho.org/2012/01/04/iyerp-green-leeders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie Woodruff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, January 10th the USGBC Idaho Chapter presents our monthly Green LEEDers event featuring Action Jackson and his work on the Idaho Youth Education Recycling Project. It’s rare that we have the opportunity to hear Action speak to a group of people because he’s usually too busy in action volunteering his time recycling metal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John William Jackson Fund wins Outstanding Foundation Award from AFP Idaho</title>
		<link>http://www.usgbcidaho.org/2011/11/15/john-william-jackson-fund-wins-outstanding-foundation-award-from-afp-idaho/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie Woodruff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[USGBC Idaho member &#8220;Action&#8221; Jackson, who runs the Idaho Youth Education Recycling Partnership (IYERP), has won the Outstanding Foundation award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals Idaho Chapter. IYERP works to recycle metal from construction projects and elsewhere and donates 100% of the recycling proceeds to Idaho youth programs through the John William Jackson Fund [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Active West Builders wins National Outstanding LEED-Homes Production Builder Award</title>
		<link>http://www.usgbcidaho.org/2011/10/27/active-west-builders-wins-national-outstanding-leed-homes-production-builder-award/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie Woodruff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has named the recipients of the 2011 LEED for Homes Awards, recognizing projects, developers and homebuilders who have demonstrated leadership in the residential building marketplace. The awards were presented during the 2011 Greenbuild International Conference &#38; Expo held in Toronto, which had over 23,000 attendees. The 2011 award categories recognize innovative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho Energy and Green Building Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.usgbcidaho.org/2011/10/14/idaho-energy-and-green-building-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie Woodruff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beginning next Wednesday the Association of Idaho Cities, in collaboration with the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, the Idaho Office of Energy Resources and the US Green Building Council Idaho Chapter, is hosting the Idaho Energy and Green Building Conference in Boise at the Doubletree-Riverside Hotel. The conference provides a great opportunity to learn about policy and best [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greening Your CC&amp;Rs: Strategies for Improving the Sustainability of your Neighborhood</title>
		<link>http://www.usgbcidaho.org/2011/10/14/greening-your-ccrs-strategies-for-improving-the-sustainability-of-your-neighborhood/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie Woodruff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kelsey Nunez, Boise attorney and Chair of the Advocacy and Public Policy Committee, will present the newly released document, “Greening Your CC&#38;Rs: Strategies for Improving the Sustainability of your Neighborhood” at the Idaho Chapter of the American Planning Association Conference this week in Moscow. This year’s conference is focused on local food and planning, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program</title>
		<link>http://www.usgbcidaho.org/2010/03/03/state-energy-efficient-appliance-rebate-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Crites</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Idaho State Energy Efficiency Appliance Rebate Program (SEEARP), commonly known as the Appliance Rebate Program, will have $1.3 million to distribute as rebates for residential citizens who replace a working appliance with a new ENERGY STAR appliance.  (The Program should start sometime in March) When will the rebate program begin? The target launch date [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NRDC-Smarter Cities/ Boise, Idaho</title>
		<link>http://www.usgbcidaho.org/2010/02/17/nrdc-smarter-cities-boise-idaho/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Crites</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Green Building In 2008, Boise created the Excellence in Green Building Construction awards to encourage environmentally sound construction as a part of the mayor&#8217;s charge to make Boise the most livable city in the country. Please visit this link for the full story http://dev.smartercities.org/cities/boise-id]]></description>
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		<title>BEPI Highlights Banner Bank Building</title>
		<link>http://www.usgbcidaho.org/2010/02/16/bepi-highlights-banner-bank-building/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Crites</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the Banner Bank building, Boise, ID, opened up in 2006, it was given a platinum level LEED certification. Years later, the building&#8217;s developer is getting another award called the Phoenix Award. &#8220;What the award was essentially granted for was our long term commitment to environmental responsibility,&#8221; says Gary Christensen, building developer. As an office [...]]]></description>
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